Davidson Keeps Hornets’ Nest Trophy With 85-70 Win Over Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Peyton Aldridge tossed in 25 points with seven rebounds and four assists, freshman Kellan Grady scored 22 with five rebounds and Jon Axel Gudmundsson added a double-double to propel Davidson to an 85-70 victory over Charlotte on Tuesday night.

Gudmundsson finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats (3-2). The Davidson trio came in averaging 60 percent of the Wildcats’ offense, while shooting 50.6 percent from the floor. Against Charlotte (3-3), Aldridge, Grady and Gudmundsson accounted for 69.4 percent of the offense and combined to shoot 24 of 47 (51 percent) from the floor.

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Rusty Reigel made all four of his shots and scored 11 for Davidson, which picked up its fifth straight win over Charlotte although it trails in the series 28-16.

The Wildcats, who led by five at halftime, used a 7-0 run — Gudmundsson’s 3-pointer, a Grady dunk and a Reigel layup — early in the second half to push the lead to double digits and they were never threatened down the stretch.